Connector for conduits for electric wires.



G. E. NEUBERTH.

CONNECTOR FOR CONDUITS FOR ELEGTBIG WIRES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 190B.

920,1 69, Patented May 4, 1909.

INVENTOR dQQy 4.

GEORGE E. NEUBER'll-I, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

CONNECTOR FOR CONDUITS FOB ELECTRIC WIRES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, '1909.

Application filed January 27, 1908; Serial No. 412,728.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, GEORGE E. NEUBERTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State'of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Connectors for Conduits for Electric Wires; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw-- ings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention is designed to provide a coupling for joining the ends of conduits which convey electric wires, and is designed to provide an economical fitting which has a hinged connection on one side of the conduit enis and a detachable fastening on the other s1 e.

The invention is further designed to be made up of sheet metal and to envelop the conduit ends and grip them by means of its frictional contact.

A further object of the invention is to furnish'a coupling that has a covering element or lip on each side to cover the space thatmight be left between the two members of the coupling so that the space, if any, between the conduit ends, is not in danger of contact with an outside element to allow it to touch the wire in the conduit in any way.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a pair of conduit ends with the coupling attached. Fig. 2 is a top view of the coupling, and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3, 3, in Fig. 2.

The coupling is designed to connect conduit ends 10 so that they are held against separation, and also against accidental contact that will permit anything penetrating to the wires in the conduits which might be open to contact on account of the conduit ends having a ragged or rough finish. The coupling consists of a pair of members 11 and 12, which'are preferably struck up from sheet metal, although they might be cast. These members are. separably hinged together on one side and preferably as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, in which case the member 11 has a lip 13 which is slotted as at 14, and

the member .12 has a nose 15, preferably S-shaped, whicnfits in the slot 14 and bears on the upper side of the lip 13. On the other side the members have opposed wings 16 through which pass the screws or bolts 17 which are fastened by the nuts 18. The nuts are set up fairly close to the member 12, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and are thus prevented from turning, and the bolts 17 can be tightened up without holding the nuts with a tool. It Very often happens that the members can not be brought tight enough together to prevent the entrance of things between them, and this is particularly desired where the conduits come together. i To close this slight opening, the hinged connection serves on one side and a lip 19 on one of the members serves to overlap the space and close it against accidental invasion by an outside element.

The conduits are of the usual style, formed with convolutions, and to fit these convolutions the members are provided with the I claim is The combination of the ends of two conduits with a coupling consisting of two members, one member having a wide lip extending from one end of the member to the other and having tapered ends, the lip having a slot therein, the second member having a nose to enter the slot in thefirst member and form a separable hinge, the nose being centrally located with respect to the ends of the member and extending oneach side approximately half way. between the center and the ends, the nose forming a closure for its side of the coupling for half its length, wings extending from both members at the ends of the side opposed to the hinge, means for securing the wings together, and a lig 

